── 𝟎𝟒 . * .°・( 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 / 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 )
❝︎ 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀... ❞︎
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certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
just found out that val will be quitting her job as a barista so i can no longer get free coffee.... #heartbroken
↺︎ 10K ┊︎ ♡︎ 300K
↳︎ rae ┊︎ @Valkyrae
ceo of being overdramatic
↳︎ certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
your POINT????????
↳︎ user1 ┊︎ @user1
but the real question is.... was val any good at making coffee???
↳︎ certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
honestly.... kinda????? not the best but not the worst ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
↳︎ user2 ┊︎ @user2
not the lenny face shrug 🙄🙄
↳︎ user3 ┊︎ @user3
shut up
↳︎ user4 ┊︎ @user4
BARK BARK BARK GRRRRR
↳︎ user5 ┊︎ @user5
marry me
↳︎ certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
deadass? where's the ring
↳︎ user6 ┊︎ @user6
NO ONE TELL CORPSE
↳︎ Corpse Husband ┊︎ @Corpse_Husband
??????
↳︎ certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
leave me alone hater
↳︎ Corpse Husband ┊︎ @Corpse_Husband
i breathed????
↳︎ certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
then stop??????
↳︎ user6 ┊︎ @user6
please they've only interacted like ten times but i'm already shipping SOMEONE STOP ME
↳︎ VALentine ┊︎ @valuree
can't believe you exploited me for a CUP OF COFFEE?????
↳︎ certified dumbass™︎ ┊︎ @roary
smooches bestie ('ε｀*)
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Aurora Park tediously clicked her computer mouse, joining the Discord voice chat without a second thought. Her stream chat was filled with cute greetings from her subscribers, all excited to watch her murder her friends in Among Us. The girl smiled and waved at the camera in response to the comments, before unmuting her mic to converse with her friends.
"Your queen has arrived, everyone." She announced dramatically.
For some reason, Rory had been in an oddly good mood that day. She hadn't hesitated in starting her stream or joining the group, something that was a regular occurrence for her. Honestly, she enjoyed the break.
Her friends groaned in unison, causing a pout to grace her naturally vibrant pink lips.
"You guys are so mean to me." She muttered, crossing her arms.
"Yeah." Felix agreed.
Rory's jaw dropped. "Fuck off!"
They all chuckled at their young friend, but eventually dropped the act.
"It's good to see—err, hear you again?" Sykkuno admitted, but it came out more as a question.
All traces of a pout left her face at the sound of his voice. "See? This is why Sykkuno is my favorite."
Outrage erupted in the voice chat as Felix and Seán immediately protested. Slightly quieter, Poki and Rae expressed their dismay while Sykkuno just grinned and winked at his viewers.
"I'd be mad, but Sykkuno's my favorite too." Charlie voiced with a chuckle.
"Not you too!" Seán exclaimed.
"What can I say?" Sykkuno smirked. "I'm just a lovable guy!"
"Shut it, pipsqueak." Toast piped.
"Hey!" Rory squeaked. "Take that back!"
As the chaos drew to a close, Rory chose to speak up and provide some new information for her friends.
"So, I know we were going to be short one person..." She started, unsure of what feedback she would receive. "Which is why I invited my friend, Val, to come join us."
No one voiced their opinions, causing an overwhelming wave of anxiety to form within her.
"But I can totally tell her to not join--it's completely fine."
"Val's joining?" Rae questioned.
Relieved that someone answered, yet still worried, Rory answered. "Uh, yeah."
"She's, uh, cool..."
"What? Do you guys not like her or something?" Rory asked. "You guys can tell me the truth, I won't tell her."
Toast decided to unmute and chime in next. "It's not that we don't like her, Rae just has a huge crush on her so she's nervous."
"TOAST!!!!" Rae screamed.
Taken aback, Rory was silent. Her best friend had a crush on her other best friend?
"It had to be said." Toast reasoned, but Rae was having none of it.
"Still!" She whined. "Now I'm all embarrassed..."
"Oh." Rory whispered.
"I swear I was going to tell you." Rae blurted.
"I'm not mad, Rae." She assured her.
"You're not?"
"Of course not."
"Oh, okay."
Rory spared her chat a glance, reading the comments—all of which were about Rae being attracted to the actress. As if on cue, Val entered the voice chat.
"Hey, y'all!" She greeted from Rory's bedroom. "This is my first time both using Discord and playing Among Us, so this will likely not go well!"
No one responded, Val's brows furrowing in concern.
"Am I still muted?" She muttered, scrolling through the settings on Discord.
"No, you're not muted, Val." Rory chuckled. "Guys, this is Val..."
Her friends all greeted the new arrival at once, diminishing the previously awkward tension present beforehand. Rory was grateful they were welcoming her with open arms.
"Who else is missing?" Poki questioned, brushing a hand through her curly hair.
"Just Corpse and Jaiden."
"Speaking of Corpse..." Charlie trailed off. "Rory, got anything to say?"
"Hmm?" She questioned, eyes darting back to her other monitor from her comment section.
"Corpse."
"Is he here? Hi, Corpse!"
"No-" Charlie sighed. "He's not here yet. What I'm asking is what's up with you two?"
Rory furrowed her brows. "What do you mean?"
Felix scoffed. "This girl is way too innocent. Are we sure she's gone through puberty yet?"
"Shut it, Kjellberg."
"He's talking about the simping." Seán clarified.
"We just met a couple days ago." Rory reasoned, shooting her stream a shrug. "We're just being friendly."
"LIES!"
She rolled her eyes. "Jeez, go meddle in someone else's love life before I come over and steal your girlfriend."
Val burst out laughing. "You guys are too chaotic for how early it is."
"It's noon?" Rae questioned.
"And?" Val affirmed.
A noise went off and the two missing people finally joined.
"Hey, guys!" Rory greeted.
"Where have you two been?" Sykkuno asked. "We've been waiting for 3 days..."
"I had to restart my PC." Jaiden groaned.
"I, uh, had to calm myself down a little." Corpse admitted. "I'm kinda nervous."
Rory pouted once more at his words, heart aching. She knew exactly how he felt and wanted nothing more than to provide the slightest bit of comfort, but was aware she didn't have any right to meddle in his life.
"We get it." She offered. "No need to stress."
"Thanks, Rory." He smiled slightly behind his microphone. "Appreciate it."
"Anyways..." Sykkuno started. "Shall we start?"
Val chose to intervene, needing clarification. "Wait, Rory mentioned we weren't playing the way we're supposed to? I'm not exactly sure what the hell that means-"
"We're playing hide and seek, basically." Rae explained.
"Thank you, miss thing." The actress replied with a grin.
Rory got up from her gaming chair after muting herself, peaking her head out of her filming room to stare at her best friend. Val, noticing her presence, muted herself and looked at her expectantly.
"You have a crush on Rae, right?"
Val felt her cheeks grow warm. "Uh..."
Rory only smirked, plopping back down on her chair. "That's what I thought."
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